Pleurae and Pleural Cavities

Question 1

What are the 3 cavities that the thoracic cavity is subdivided into

Answer 1

2 pleaural cavities

1 mediastinum

Question 2

What is located in the pleural cavity surround

Answer 2

The lungs

Question 3

How does the pleural membrane become the visceral pleura

Answer 3

Folds in at the root of the lung to make a second layer

Question 4

What is the plaural cavity

Answer 4

It is a potential space between parietal and visceral pleuae

Question 5

What lubricates the plaurae.

Answer 5

Pleural fluid

Question 6

What are the 4 parts of the parietal pleura

Answer 6

Costal Pleura
Mediastinal pleura
Diaphragmatic Pleura
Cervical PLeura

Question 7

What are the spaces between the two folds of parietal pleura

Answer 7

Pleural Recesses

Question 8

What are the two pleural recesses

Answer 8

Costodiaphragmatic recess

Costomediastinal recess

Question 9

where is the Costodiaphragmatic recess

Answer 9

where the costal and diaphragmatic pleurae meet

Question 10

Which pleural recess tends to have fluid accumulate in it?

Answer 10

Costodiaphragmatic recess

Question 11

How and where can you get fluid from the costodiaphragmatic recess removed

Answer 11

Removal: Thoracentesis
Where: top of Costal interspace 9

Question 12

What arteries supply the parietal pleura

Answer 12

Intercostal arteries
Internal thoracic artery
Superior phrenic artery

Question 13

What arteries supply the Visceral pleura

Answer 13

Bronchial artery

Question 14

What innervates the parietal pleura

Answer 14

Intercostal nerves
Subcostal nerve
Phrenic nerve

Question 15

What innervates the visceral pleura

Answer 15

none

Question 16

Which pleural membrane is sensitive to pain

Answer 16

Parietal pleura

Question 17

Condition in which the pleural cavity it filled with air

Answer 17

Pneumothorax

Question 18

What can cause Pneumothorax

Answer 18

Trauma (a.k.a Sucking Chest Wound)

Disease

Question 19

What are the two types of pneumothorax

Answer 19

Simple pneumothorax

Tension pneumothorax

Question 20

What is simple pneumothorax

Answer 20

Hole in membrane (visceral pleura)

Air goes into pleura cavity on inspiration and some goes out on expiration

Question 21

What is Tension pneumothorax

Answer 21

There is a flap on the visceral pleura
Air goes into cavity, but cant escape
Pleural cavity inflates and can compress the other lung

Question 22

Which type of pneumothorax is life threatening

Answer 22

Tension pneumothorax

Question 23

What is Hemothorax

Answer 23

The pleural cavity fills with blood

Question 24

What is Hemopneumothorax

Answer 24

The pleural cavity fills with blood and air

Question 25

What is a collapsed lung

Answer 25

Atelectasis

Question 26

what is pleuritis

Answer 26

inflamation of the pleurae membrane(s)

Question 27

What can pleuritis lead to

Answer 27

Adhesions between parietal and visceral pleurae

Question 28

Is there refered pain associated with pleuritis? Where will it be found and what nerves are associtated

Answer 28

Yes there will be refered pain
Pain: in the shoulder
nerve: phrenic nerve (C3 C4 C5)

Question 29

Where will pain radiate in pleuritis

Answer 29

Along the distribution of the supraclavicular nerve (C3 C4)

Question 30

What is the sound made from pleuritis. (herd during ausculation)

Answer 30

Friction Rub